Castle Rock State Park Hike – October 2018
The October hike took BLPA to Castle Rock State Park. We hiked among the big rocks via the Saratoga Gap Trail. We even climbed a few!
Category: Outdoor activities
Kayaking @ Lake Chabot
Living in the Bay Area means we should not only explore the land, but also the water of this place. After proper research, the perfect activity had been found for this: kayaking! Sitting on a boat paddling at a leisure pace, enjoying the water, the sun and the wind. It …
Treasure Island Bike Ride – July 2018
The July bike ride took a group of postdocs along the Bay Shore Trail and across the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island. There we hung out at the TreasureFest flea market.
Angel Island Hike – July 2018
This July BLPA hike took us up to Angel Island. We took the ferry from Tiburon, hiked up to top of Mt Livermore and visited the Immigration Station. The weather was very beautiful, but sadly San Francisco was covered by the fog.
Sausalito Bike Ride – June 2018
One of the best rides in the Bay Area is across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Our trail took us across the Bay (via BART), along the Embarcadero trail and the finally over the bridge itself. We ended the trip in Sausalito, where burgers and ice cream was enjoyed.
Bay Area Postdocs – Picnic
Let’s meet! BayAreaPostdocs Networking & Socializing picnic @DoloresPark in SF on June 2nd (2-5pm).
Annadel hike
Last Sunday a group of postdocs from LBL went hiking together with the Buck institute, in the Annadel State Park. A selection of the photos taken on the hike
Land’s End Postdoc Hike
A group of 17 brave postdocs took the challenge to hike all the way to the end of the world… or actually just the end of San Francisco: Land’s end! We were blessed with a perfect sunny weather, burning our skin red (if we hadn’t used sunscreen). The best views …
Curling
A group of twelve brave Lab Postdocs went for the interesting sport of cleaning the ice for incoming stones: curling! This Olympic sport is the fastest growing sport in the world and the virus has now infected us postdocs as well! After a safety instruction and an explanation of the …
Summer hikes
The Bay Area is full of wonderful places to go hiking, and every months Berkeley Lab postdocs get together for a hike, to get to know their fellow and share their science, but also get inspired by the breathtaking views! All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking. – Friedrich …